Mary Magdalene has played many roles throughout history. She’s been a prostitute, a temptation, Jesus’ wife, Jesus’ lover, a cave-dwelling mystic, a devoted follower, a revolutionary, and a penitent.The supposed sinner-turned-saint comes to us in a multiplicity of earthly, perhaps even scandalous, portraits that surprise and inspire.So what can we know about this woman for sure?CREDITSUndeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed by Mark Hadley. Alasdair Belling is a writer-researcher.Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. Lyndie Leviston remains John's wonderful assistant. Santino Dimarco is the Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. Editing by Richard Hamwi.Our voice actors today were Yannick Lawry and Dakotah Love.Special thanks to our series sponsor Zondervan for making this Undeception possible. Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com - letting the truth out.(00:00) - - Intro
(04:18) - - What's the appeal of Mary Magdalene?
(06:32) - - Seven Marys
(10:16) - - Was Mary Jesus' wife?
(28:52) - - Seven demons
(34:17) - - Jesus' female disciples
(40:34) - - Mary at the cross and the tomb
(50:25) - - Did Mary Magdalene travel to France?
(58:07) - - The Apostle to the Apostles
(01:02:32) - - Five Minute Jesus
(01:06:26) - - Mary Magdalene for us today
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Jesus' Trials
This week, leading up to Easter, we’re looking at the most famous trial of all time: the trial of Jesus. It’s a courtroom drama like no other, and its outcome changed everything.But what do we actually know about the trial and conviction of Jesus? Was it fair? Was it real?(00:00) - - Intro
(05:33) - - Gospel anti-Semitism?
(07:45) - - Judea and Galilee
(12:54) - - Pontius Pilate
(26:02) - - The Sanhedrin
(33:30) - - Judean trials
(36:37) - - Jesus in Jerusalem
(49:13) - - Jesus' final night
(51:16) - - The Jewish trial
(54:46) - - The Roman trial
(01:02:11) - - King of the Jews
(01:10:03) - - Five-Minute Jesus
(01:13:13) - - Are the trials historically plausible?
(01:21:29) - - Why was Jesus crucified?
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Our Hymn
When John Dickson convinced top Christian songwriters Ben Fielding and Chris Tomlin to have a go at transforming an 1800-year-old hymn into a tune for our times, they felt the weight of responsibility.This is part two of our mini-series on how the song 'The First Hymn' came to life, with a full documentary soon to follow, which will track the hymn's journey from the deserts of Egypt to the middle of a sold-out stadium arena in the heart of America in the 21st century.This episode takes you behind the scenes: how Ben Fielding and Chris Tomlin resurrected The First Hymn and made it ours.(00:00) - - Intro
(05:21) - - Ben Fielding joins The First Hymn Project
(08:21) - - Creating something modern from something ancient
(13:21) - - The songwriting process
(16:15) - - Chris Tomlin joins The First Hymn Project
(22:25) - - Collaboration
(25:53) - - Tomlin and Fielding exchange musical ideas
(31:17) - - John hears 'The First Hymn' for the first time
(38:59) - - St Ephrem - one of the first hymn writers
(43:25) - - The history of worship music
(46:19) - Five-Minute Jesus
(51:34) - - Who was the original composer of The First Hymn?
(54:40) - - 'The First Hymn' for a secular world
(58:17) - - Bringing the hymn to life in an arena
Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed by Mark Hadley. Alasdair Belling is a writer and researcher. Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. Lyndie Leviston remains John's wonderful assistant. Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. Edited by Richard Hamwi.Our voice actors today were Yannick Lawry and Dakotah Love.A big thank you to Michael Wilder at Wheaton College, and Tony Payne for his arrangement of the original First Hymn, and the 50-person choir led by John Trotter that brought this work to life.Special thanks to our series sponsor, Zondervan, for making this Undeception possible. Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com - letting the truth out.
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The Anthropologists
Welcome to season XIV of Undeceptions!Anthropology has a reputation for being the most “godless” of all the sciences. The so-called Father of Anthropology, Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, abandoned his faith as an anthropologist, declaring religion was “animalistic”. But religion hasn’t gone away - and many anthropologists are now realising there might be something to belief after all …(00:00) - - Coffee and anthropology
(09:08) - - What is anthropology?
(14:25) - - Edward Tylor, the 'Father of Anthropology'
(19:28) - - Why is anthropology so godless?
(21:25) - - James Frazer
(34:35) - - E.E. Evans Pritchard
(41:52) - - Mary Douglas
(49:03) - - How Christine became a Christian anthropologist
(52:39) - - What is the "good life"?
(54:31) - - Victor and Edith Turner
(58:59) - - Cultural relativism
(01:02:41) - - Five-Minute Jesus
(01:09:34) - - Good God, good anthropology
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REWIND: Jesus Philosopher
The cliche: ‘faith’ is the antithesis of knowledge, of wisdom and therefore “Christian philosophy” is an oxymoron, right? For this Undeceptions rewind, we speak to two Christian philosophers who explain why that’s not the case. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. If you like what you hear, listen to the episode in full: Episode 57 'Jesus Philosopher'.
Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.
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